Argentine comedian Enrique Pinti died

Argentine actor and playwright Enrique Pinti died on Sunday at the age of 82, the trans-Andean news agency Télam reported.
Pinti had an extensive career of more than six decades in the world of comedy. He was admitted to a local hospital, suffering from severe diabetes and circulatory problems in his legs.
Owner of a personal and versatile style dominated by a sharp humor that unfolded at an unusual verbal speed, Pinti successfully spent the field of television, radio, theater, cinema, literature -since he wrote 13 books since 1990- and even music when recording “Radio Pinti” (1991) with Charly García (who considered him the greatest rapper in Argentina) and Pedro Aznar.
In theater, he dedicated himself to both children’s and adult plays from writing, direction and interpretation and his humorous monologues of café-concert, in many cases reflective on the current political situation, made him one of the pioneers of the local scene of what would later be labeled as stand-up comedy in the country.
From his acidic and foul-mouthed style, the comedian knew how to build theatrical successes such as “Historias recogidas” I and II (1973 to 1975 and 1978 to 1979), “El show de Enrique Pinti” (1980), “Vote Pinti” (1983), “Salsa criolla” (which since 1985 was a record in the Spanish-speaking theater, with 3000 performances, two million spectators and prestigious awards to his credit), “Pinti y aparte” (1992), “El infierno de Pinti” (1997), “Pericon.com.ar” (2000), “Candombe nacional” (2002 to 2004) and “Antes de que me olvide” (2010).
Since 1973 he dedicated himself with more specialization to one-person shows and ventured into the genre of café concert with his show “Historias recogidas” at the Teatro Latino de San Telmo in Buenos Aires, which remained until 1975.
In cinema, the actor had secondary roles in “Sentimental” (1981) and in the remembered “Waiting for the float” (1985) by Alejandro Doria, in which he played an alcoholic named Felipe.
In the 90s he was also with Víctor Laplace and Federico Luppi in “Flop” (1990) and with Ricardo Darín in “Perdido por perdido” (1993), a role that earned him prizes from the Cartagena and Havana festivals and a Silver Condor.
In 1992 he premiered his own television series: “Pinti y los pingüinos”, with production by Carlos Rottemberg and Daniel Tinayre, and in 1997 he toured presenting his best monologues.
In turn, Pinti received two more Martín Fierro in 2009 and 2012 for the best educational cultural program, when he dedicated himself to making programs about films: “Pinti y el cine” by Public TV and “Luz, cámara, Pinti” by Todo Noticias.
In terms of awards, the experienced artist also received in 1991 the Konex Platinum Award for his one-man show and as best actor in a musical in 2001 and in 2006 he won the Golden Star of the Sea for the leading role of comedy.

Original source in Spanish